Hairdressing accessory



Nov-44, 1930. QFPENHEIM 4 HAIR DRESSING ACCESSORY" Filed 090. 2 6, 1929 INVENTOR I KiiORNEY Patented Nov. 4, 1930 UNITED STATES JESSE OZPPENHEIM, or new YQBK, it. Y.

HAIRDRESSING ACCESSORY Application filed December 26, 1929. jlSerial No.'416,43.

This invention relates to hair dressing accessories.

An object of the invention is to provide a hair piece for the coiffure having attachment means for positively retaining the hair piece in place on the natural hair and which may be very easily and quickly attached to the coiffure to make a comfortable, and neat fit.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple, and rugged device of the character described which shall be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, comprise few and simple parts, easy to apply and remove from the hair and which shall be practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective back view of a head showing a coiffure with a hair piece embodying the invention, some of the natural hair being omitted to expose the attachment devices;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hair piece;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of one of the hair clamping devices.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a womans head and 11 the coiffure to which is attached a hair piece 12 embodying the invention. As shown in the drawing, for the purpose of illustration only,

45 the hair piece comprises a tuft of hair 14 for giving to the coiifure 11 the appearance of long hair. However, any desired tuft of false hair such as switches, transformations and the like hair may be provided with the attachment means made in accordance with into the natural hair.

my invention and hereinafter described in detail.

The tuft 14 is provided with the usual weft 15 sewing together the depending strands of hair of which the tuft is com posed. Attached to the opposite ends 15 and 15 of said weft areelastic members 16, here shown in the form of loops. Attached to said loops 16 as hereinafter described, are similar hair clamping members 18 adapted to engage, in the manner hereinafter described, the natural hair for attaching or anchoring the tuft to the head. Each of said members 18 comprises a back plate'20 which may be formed with a central cutout portion or opening 21 of any suitable'shape and comprises an upper portion 20*, a' lower portion 20 and side portions 20. A small comb 22 substantially of the width of said backing plate 20 and comprising a: connecting portion '22 and teeth 22 extending in the direction of said backing plate, is attached to said backing plate as by fixing said portion 22, in any 'suitable manner,

to the upper portion 20 of the backing plate as shown at 25. Thus, when the comb is inserted in the natural hair, portions of the hair are clamped or wedged between the plate 20 and the comb 22. i

Formed, preferably in the lower portion 20 of the plate 20 of each device 18 is a small opening 23 thru which the loops 16 are threaded. With thisconstruction, the hair piece 10 is attached to the natural hair with a tension applied by the elastic members 16 adjacent the inner ends of the hair attachment devices 18 or at points adjacent the free ends of the teeth of the combs whereby said attachment devices are pulled WVithoutsuch a pull or tension, thedevices usually become loose and. fall out of said hair, since the lock on the hair wedged between the plate and the comb is usually insuflicient to properly re tain the clampingdevices in place. By attaching the loops 16 to the lower portions of the plates 20, .however,the tension on said loops tends to pull the comb portions 22 deeperinto the hair and prevents said clamping devices from being pulled out of its the hair as would result were the loops tending portion at a point thereon spaced attached adjacent to the upper portions of from said interconnecting portlon. 1

the combs. With the latter construction, a

pull on the upper portions of the combs ture.

would tendto pivot the same outwardly into a transverse position with respect to the head froin which position looseningor fall ing out of the clamping devices'is facilitated. 'With the loops attached to the lower portionsof the plates 20 howevenand hence near the bottom or inner portions of the comb, and adjacent the free ends :of the teeth of the latter, a proper. tension placed on the loops in attaching the dress pieceflto the head,- causes a firm attachment for the dress piece. which is hence securely retained on the head.

able fitfis thus assured p It will thus be seen that there is provided A neat and attractive coiffure and a comforta devicein which the several objects of this 7 invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet" the conditions of practical use. I

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and asvarious changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth','it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the In testimony whereof I affix my signa- JESSE OPPENHEIM.

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mp s' w g s to be interpreted as-illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention I ,claim as new and desire to secure by Letters I Patent:

1 A head dressing device comprising a tuftof false hair," and means for attaching said tuftfto the natural hair, said means comprising a comband a memberfixed to if said comb, having a portion disposed adjacent the free ends of the teeth and means for connecting said tuft to said portion.

2. A device of the character described comprising a comb,ra plat-e attached to'the top of the comb and having a portion disposed adjacent to and spaced from the bottom of the comb'and'a tuft of hairattached to said portion. r 7 1 3. A hair dressing device comprising a l tuft of hair the strands whereof are secured by a weft, a pair of elastic members attached to the opposite ends of the weft, a pair of hair clamping devices, each compris- 1 ing a comb and'a. plat-e secured to said comb and having a portion spaced from'and idisposed adjacent to the free ends of the teeth of the comb, and means forattachingsaid elastic memberstosaid portions. 1

4. A hair dressing device comprising a "tuft of hair and an anchoring member therefor comprising a comb portion having teeth adapted to engage the natural hair and a portion interconnecting said teeth, a portion rigid with said interconnecting portion and extending in the direction of said teeth, and means for attaching saidtuft to said ex- V 

